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Nibs
you needn't be famous
to put down your story
the written word only
enhances your glory
my memoirs are done
inspiration has run dry
only a pile of nibs is left
an ink blot mars my tie
its quite a work of art
though I say so myself
my sober chapters will
enhance many a shelf
its been a strange life
u-turns and blind alleys
an excess of aspirat...
Friday 14th May 2021 10:12 am
The Fire and the Rose
The Fire and the Rose
If death greets us singly, one-by-one, alone
And asks why we should not be taken back,
The brave will say (or else the wiser grown)
That little terror lies along that track;
Since each knows well he lives in separate rooms
Though sometimes letting others stay awhile,
But still the doorway closes as a tomb
Excludes affliction, slights the sinner's ...
Thursday 26th October 2017 1:05 pm
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